While it might seem like it is obvious that a personal injury actually means being physically harmed, there are a fair number of people who think just because they “may” have been harmed they are entitled to damages.<\/p>\n
“Almost being hurt does not count in a personal injury case,” explained Arkansas super lawyer Michael G. Smith of Little Rock. Only an actual injury is capable of being the foundation for a personal injury lawsuit that claims damages for the particular injury in question. To be perfectly clear about what constitutes a personal injury, the true definition is when a person is actually injured and someone else caused the injury (was at fault.)<\/p>\n
What personal injury cases really boil down to is that an actual injury has to have taken place. “People are not entitled to damages just because they might have been injured. Could have, should have, would have just won’t cut it (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While it might seem like it is obvious that a personal injury actually means being physically harmed, there are a fair number of people who think just because they “may” have been harmed they are entitled to damages. “Almost being…<\/span><\/p>\n